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Storm clouds are gathering over B.C.'s construction industry as we enter 2023. For more than a decade, cheap money has helped fuel a booming sector. Although Covid and material escalation [...]

The business of construction is a roller coaster ride at the best of times. But few things challenge the industry more than the fierce cost escalation that construction is currently [...]

How can cities continue to expand and provide housing for a growing population, while limiting the negative impacts on the environment that may arise from such new construction? Recent amendments [...]

The Canadian Construction Documents Committee's (CCDC) industry standard prime contract between owners and the general contractors is a well-known document in the construction industry. Known as the CCDC 2 Stipulated [...]

A recent B.C. case has addressed the legal issues surrounding tower cranes and their infringement upon neighboring land. If followed, the case may significantly redefine the discussions between developers and [...]

Most trade contracts incorporate 'by reference' the terms and conditions of the prime contract. Are these clauses effective? Short answer: not really. The general rule of interpretation is that a [...]

An awful lot of cash sits every day in holdback accounts. That cash waits there, ever so patiently, until such time as somebody says or does the right things to [...]

Warranties form part of nearly every construction contract yet they remain poorly understood by many stakeholders in the construction industry. Despite this lack of knowledge, courts have had little hesitation [...]

If you are in the construction industry, you will have heard of the 'pay-when-paid' clause and its evil twin, the 'pay if paid' clause. Though widely used, these clauses remain [...]

The history of traditional Christmas food is traced. The Elizabethan marchpane is now seen as marzipan on Christmas cakes, while turkeys came across the Atlantic as early as 1523.

The UK has relatively few native plants, with the rest having come from a wide range of sources. The Romans introduced opium poppies and white lilies, while the monkey puzzle tree came from Chile in 1793 and Morning Glory came from Mexico via Italy in 1621.

The 'Outmoded' exhibition of contemporary decorative arts at Sotheby's in London, England, is discussed. This exhibition seeks to overcome the boundaries between art and craft and between indoors and outdoors.